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Peruvian Timber on the Hot Seat

In a press release, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) directed United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to block future timber imports from a Peruvian exporter, Inversiones Oroza SRL for three years or until it is determined that the company has complied with all applicable Peruvian laws, regulations, and other measures, whichever is shorter. This is the first enforcement action taken by the Interagency Committee on Trade in Timber Products from Peru (Timber Committee) under […]

By |2021-11-09T13:39:11-05:00October 27, 2017|Best Practices, Seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)|Comments Off on Peruvian Timber on the Hot Seat
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The UGG Boots Story: How Recording Your Registered Trademark Can Lead to a Jail Sentence

At the end of September 2017, Shi Wei Zheng, 42, plead guilty to one count of trafficking in counterfeit goods. During a five-month period, Zheng trafficked over 15,000 pairs of counterfeit UGG boots, with a total estimated retail value of over $2.5 million.

Zheng created an elaborate scheme in order to receive and sell counterfeit UGG boots. From September 2016 through February 2017, Zheng received several shipping containers from an individual overseas, of which at least three containers were filled with counterfeit UGG boots. After the containers reached the Port of Entry, in this instance, Port of Newark, Zheng had individuals working at the port, remove the containers from the port before U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) could examine them. Once removed, the containers were delivered to other individuals, paid by Zheng to distribute the counterfeit boots in New Jersey and other places. […]

By |2021-11-09T13:40:05-05:00October 19, 2017|Best Practices, Counterfeits, Import, IPR, Trademarks and Logos, Seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)|4 Comments
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UPDATE: FDA Delays Compliance Dates for the New Nutrition Facts Label Rule

 

In an earlier article, we detailed some of the new changes that would be implemented with the new Nutrition Facts Label rule. That article also provided the compliance dates for the rule. On September 29,2017, however, the FDA proposed yet another deadline extension for food companies to bring their products’ labeling into compliance with the new Nutrition Facts Label rule. Amid concerns of requiring more time to implement the final rules, raised by trade groups and companies, the FDA decided to further delay the compliance dates. The proposed extension dates are January 1, 2020, for companies with food sales of $10 million or more a year and January 1, 2021, for companies with less than $10 million a year in food sales.

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By |2021-11-09T13:40:46-05:00October 6, 2017|Best Practices, Customs Broker, Food, Import, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)|1 Comment
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